October 07, 2008, 6:20AM

October 09, 2008, 4:46PM

View Larger Map The Oregon Department of Transportation will host an open house Oct. 16 on two fixes to the Interstate 84 interchange in Troutdale intended to relieve congestion and accommodate growth. The Interstate 84: Troutdale Interchange (Exit 17) project has two components. The first project, scheduled to begin construction next summer, will add an additional right-turn lane from... Full story »

October 23, 2008, 12:00AM

Learn how to help the environment and make your yard beautiful by attending "Rain Gardens 101." The free workshop will be 9 a.m. to noon Saturday in the Troutdale City Conference Building, 223 S. Buxton Road. Participants will learn how to collect rainwater on their property and keep it from overflowing into streets and streams. Topics include: how rain gardens... Full story »

October 23, 2008, 3:00AM

So a man walks in to the Troutdale General Store with a necklace of cameras around his shoulders and an inquisitive look on his face. Can we help you, ask Terry and Jodi Smoke, owners of the 8-year-old lunch counter, candy store and souvenir shop on the Historic Columbia River Highway. The stranger is a freelancer, working for National... Full story »

October 29, 2008, 10:18AM

The Columbia Gorge Premium Outlets will host its annual Halloween trick-or-treating event from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Friday. Families are invited to bring children to the outlet mall where participating merchants will distribute wrapped candy and treats. The mall is at 450 N.W. 257th Way. --Kristy Curletto Full story »

October 29, 2008, 3:23PM

The Troutdale Recreation Program will hold a Halloween party for ages 11 to 15 in the Sam Cox Building in Glenn Otto Community Park. The event will be 7 to 9 p.m. on Halloween, Friday, at 1106 E. Historic Columbia River Highway. Full story »

October 29, 2008, 11:00PM

Shoppers encouraged to buy at local stores Business owners have launched a campaign to urge east county residents to shop locally first. The campaign includes the East Metro Economic Alliance, the Gresham Area and West Columbia Gorge chambers, the Gresham Downtown Development Association, the Historic Downtown Gresham Business Association, and the Rockwood Business Coalition. Full story »

November 13, 2008, 2:00AM

When Scott Anderson weighed career options this summer, he sought advice from Troutdale's police chief. Now Troutdale's police chief is the city administrator. And Anderson, 57, is poised to become the city's next police chief. Full story »

November 13, 2008, 2:00AM

When your last home was a former sewage treatment plant, moving into new digs is cause for celebration. The Troutdale Parks and Facilities Division finally has a permanent home in a new 2,400-square-foot office building and a 6,000-square-foot workshop at the west end of Columbia Park on Southwest 18th Way. Full story »

November 20, 2008, 4:00AM

TROUTDALE — Usually, they'd be working the lyrics by now. The group of teenagers in Reynolds High School's advanced writing class signed up thinking they would write and produce a CD of songs. Instead, they spend classes sitting in a circle, worrying about money. Full story »

November 20, 2008, 4:00AM

Take a deep breath and make one last push. Despite multiple setbacks, selection of a new site for the planned Troutdale library branch — guaranteed to the public in a 2006 county levy — will come by the end of the year, Multnomah County officials say. "It's going to happen. It will happen. It has to happen," says June Mikkelsen,... Full story »

November 27, 2008, 12:00AM

A sampling of single-family-home sales recorded in east Multnomah County in September. First Thursday: central and north Gresham. Second Thursday: south Gresham, Sandy. Third Thursday: Fairview. This week: Troutdale, Wood Village, Corbett. Full story »

November 27, 2008, 3:00AM

Though David Nelson moved to a new office just two blocks up Troutdale's quaint main street from his old one, his view changed dramatically. And it has nothing to do with what he sees out the windows. The Troutdale City Council hired Nelson, the city's police chief for the past eight years, as city administrator. Nelson started the $95,000-a-year... Full story »

December 01, 2008, 4:40PM

The case: Joseph Michael Bennett Tedrick, 22, of Troutdale was arrested March 19 after a pickup basketball game in Bethany turned violent. Tedrick left Somerset West Park after an argument over the game, then returned to pick up some belongings, according to Sgt. Vance Stimler of the Washington County Sheriff's Office. One of the men he had been playing... Full story »

December 11, 2008, 2:00AM

The Troutdale Police Department, in conjunction with SnowCap Community Charities, is sponsoring a toy drive to benefit area children, ages birth through 18. New, unwrapped toys can be delivered from 10 a.m. to 2p.m. Saturday and Sunday to collection barrels at KB Toys in the Columbia Gorge Premium Outlets, 450 N.W. 257th Ave. A 10 percent discount will be given... Full story »